Church, meet State

Oh, I love South Carolina and its rich tradition of believing that laws set out in the Constitution don't apply to them. The "Palmetto State" (seriously, that's their nickname) has upped the ante this time by deciding that offering a Christian-themed, state-issued license plate is totally kosher. Except that it's really not.

Is it just me or is the separation of church and state debate not at all a murky one? It seems terribly clear-cut. I also love when some Christians in this country get all up in arms and act like they're being so very persecuted and don't have religious freedom. It's adorable to me. It's like having a support group for white, male CEO's; it's just so hard for them to have a voice.

Here's the difference: for every other group, the right to freedom of religion means that they will be allowed to practice their religion without being arrested, murdered, rounded up like cattle and shipped to a concentration camp to be killed. For a select group of Christians, it means the right to make everyone else practice their religion (seriously, these are the same people who took to the streets because it offended them when we said "happy holidays" and not "merry Christmas"-you're right, we should all bow to your personal religious mores). I'M NOT SAYING ALL CHRISTIANS ARE LIKE THIS. Also, I'm not saying that you shouldn't want to express your religious beliefs in public-actually, I'm envious, it must be nice to know that you probably don't run the risk of someone vandalizing your car or hate-criming your ass by doing so, as some of us do. Just don't involve the government.

For the love of God (ha! Get it!?!), buy a Jesus bumper sticker if it's that important. Or better yet, be comfortable enough in your own faith that you don't feel the need to do P.R. for it.